After a full day of hearings on Thursday — and after being cast aside by Republicans during Brett Kavanaugh’s portion of the proceedings — lawyer Rachel Mitchell told Republican Senators in a GOP conference meeting that as a prosecutor, she wouldn’t charge Kavanaugh with a crime, Politico reported.
She wouldn’t even attempt to get a search warrant, she reportedly added.
Mitchell was retained by Republican Senators to question Christine Blasey Ford during the hearing on Thursday in order to avoid appearing insensitive. Mitchell, a prosecutor from Arizona, has a respected background in investigating years-old sex crimes.
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) told Politico that Mitchell gave Republicans in the room a half-hour presentation on “facts that were established and not established.” According to a person briefed on the meeting, she shared her analysis of the hearing overall, but didn’t tell lawmakers how they should vote.
Which is not the same as "He didn’t do it’, it starts from "he did it, but we can’t prove it* …
This is a republican talking point pure and simple and should have been reported as such. Easy for her to say without having questioned Mark Judge or any other witnesses, and without questioning Kavanaugh at all - she was in fact relieved from duty after asking about his July 1 calendar entry. This hearing is not going to age well.
What a surprise, she arrived to the conclusion she was paid to arrive.
Mitchell was hired to do one thing and that was not look for the truth. She knew she blew the questioning of Dr. Ford so naturally she want’s to CYA with the republicans. She’s a joke that missed the mark.
Rachel Mitchell will go down in history as a traitor to her nation and to the cause of justice.